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Pxtl ◴[] No.45768073[source]
Do Americans know that other countries don't have this wierd "government shuts down if we don't pass a budget" thing?
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alephnerd ◴[] No.45768082[source]
The ground stop was due to an aircraft emergency [0] and lifted within 21 minutes of being announced [1].

There are plenty of reasons to call out the shutdown, but using disinfo is the wrong method.

[0] - https://pix11.com/news/local-news/ground-stops-at-jfk-due-to...

[1] - https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_list?whichAdvisories=ATCSCC&...

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1. metabagel ◴[] No.45768285[source]
Other ground delays due to ATC staffing issues, though.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ground-delays-issued-sh...

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2. alephnerd ◴[] No.45768338[source]
Then post and report about that incident, not the JFK incident.